Sind Fisheries Ordinance, 1980 (Sind Ordinance No. III of 1980) Part I

EXTRAORDINARY Registered No. S.-463 PUBLISHED HY AUTHORITY KAR1\C!·II, THURSDAY. Ji\NUAR Y 24, 1980 GOVF.RN!Vll~NT OF SIND 1i LAW DEl'J\H.TMl!:NT NOTIFICATION Karachi, lht! :.~th January, 1980 No . .S.l.cgis. I(\)/ XO. The l'ollowi11g Ordin:rncc by the Governor or Sind ls hereby publishl'.d for gcncral i11l\mnali~m: S1ND ORDINANCE No. I1 [ OF l 980 AN ORDINANCE to <1111c11d 011d conwlidatc the law re/£1/ing to fisheries in tin· Province of-Sim/11 WHEREAS it is expedient to amend and consolidate lhc law relating l're:imblc. tn lishL'rk:s in the Province of Sind. NOW, THEREr.-ORE, in pursuance or the Proclamation of !he liflh d:1\· ur .htlv. l!J77 :111d !111· l.:iws t< 'i1111i1111:1111:t· i11 Fnn·t·l Oitlcr, 11>77. !ht' ( ;<;vernnr ~)f S.i11d is p!t•aSL'd lt) ma!,.!.! :111d promulgate !ht~ following Ordi11:1ncC': I. rn This Ordin:111Ct.'. may he c:d(cd the Simi Fisllcr:cs Ordinance. SIH,rt titk ;111d rn 111 -I l)!'-;ll. tu, 1h ,·i11t·11I. 96 THE SlND GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, EXT., JANUARY 24, 1980 [PART I 2. ,111 this Ordinance. unless there is uny1hing tcpugnanl in the subject or i.:oute:-:t- la) '\:ulki.:lion centre" means a place dose to the fishing waters wht.:rc lish aftet being caught is collected; t (b) "Diredo/' tncans .the Dircclor of Fisheries. Simi, and includes any other officer authorised by Government to cxcrcis.c the powers of ~uch Director· ' ) Id "!i.~h ·· means all kinds of fish and includes molluscs, t:rusuccs :rnd J(c.l~fish; (d) "fishing.'.' means taking or calching of fish by any mca1,1s: .(e) "li.shini; era fl" includes a vessel propelled or moved in any manner and used in fishing or for transport or processing of fish; (0 "lishing gc:1r,. includes every appliuncc •used· in llshing~ !g) li;r.i.:d cnginC:' means any net, trap,or olhcr contrnvuncc fixed across the river; stream, canal, water channel including cn;cks for fishing; · (h) '"Go\'l.!rnmcnt" means the Government of Sind(t li1 ''k;1~~., 111t.:ans a lease g,rantcd under this Ordinance or ruks m:1de thereunder; 1j1 "I n~pt.!ctor·· means an Inspector of Fisheries appointed under this Ordinance; 1k} "licence.·• means a licence granleu under this Ordinance or rules mn<lc thereunder; (I) ··market" mc:ms a place where fish is sold by auction or other• wist.: on commercial scale; 1111) "markctilig" means handling. transporting. and ~to,;agc by any means for commercial purpost.:s and sale of Hsh; (n) "l'crmit'' means a permit granted umkr this Ordinance or mlc.r made thereunder; (o) "prc,cribcd'' means prescribed by mies mad:: under !hi~ On\in;i11i..:c: 1pl "pri\·ate watas'' means any waters which arc 1hr cxclusi\'c p1'l)pcrty of any person. or in whii.:h any person has, for the !i1lll: bL.:i111~. an exdusi\'c right o[ lislliug: 'PART I] THE .SlND GOVERNMENT QAZETTE,.,J3Xt., -JANUARY 24- 1980 97 (q) "processing" .,means: cutting, dressing • .iUr.ee;dhg, canning,: cur ing, or conversion·· ofd1sh ··intp: fish -'meal . b¥, . ..i.ny means;. {r) "public waters" means· any waters•,othecihan the· private waters and includes territorial. waters. 3. · (1) Government may:' by general or spec ial '.order, grant .licence or lease for fishing in any publib·waters on Mich lcrms''nnd•conclitions u'nu·on payment of su~h fo.:::; as may .be ,prescribed. (2). Where :a. lease h~-S~, bce1 1. granted· under $Uh-section. en' the lease-holders may .issue permit~.for. fishing in the leased' wate.rs, 'in, such form and subject to such' conditions·· and on. payment o(.such · feesr as ·may be prescribed : Provided that the permit,issued. und~r· this.sub-section,shall. cease ,to be. valid upon the termination or . .'canccllation of the: l~s e. · Power.·.·;: 01 lenso· · or· iN~llO O(° licence$ . for /1.~hinw ilUU fish •··. 1, lrade. ~- 1'o net, cage. trap, fixed' engine or any ru1l~r ~(ffl\'{Hfr.,~, .s.fli\H ~ ~1 ITTN 111-L'·(\ or l'l\\l)\\1y·~,I in nl\y pub\i·\; W1\hW \'th' rnking' ut'•l!iitdihl& nny spcdcs ot ~~•~~••' ere fish ~pccilicd in the second column of the 'First, Schcdufe'!'cxccpt uuring: the. ~ha.II ·' not., period mentioned in respect. of:suc!,: species: in·' th<f~>fourth · c'olumn I thereof bo 1 hemtl)loye,'u . . . h. b . d b h l . h d. ,.. .. , OU .. ! anti under a licence wh1c m;:iv c·1ssuc v sue ·nut 10nty on sue ·con 1- f')Crmil or·-' tions and on p;iymiJnt ol such fees, as may be prcscnbed. licc~-c. 5. 1"'0 ·,.-,.:rson sh3ll kill, capture or poss~ss any species a( !ish specified Fi\h not 1,, in the second column of the First Schedule of a size less than tliat specified ,to be .lal-.en. m the ll1ird column thereof. 6. Government' m:ry. bv notification. declare · any · public waters, Power·· 10 1 · uccl:ire any c,ctn:1rcntcd in the prescribed manner. to be a sanctuary for lhc fish men- waicn 10 he tioncd in the Fir.-;t Schedule for such period as may tn spcctficd in· the a n~'1tilicati0n an<l no 11sh from· such waters shall ·be· killed. captured. or ror ~!>SCS.'H.'d during the said period without a special pennit issued by the D1rcc1or on payment o( such fees. as may be. prescribed. 7. No rcrson ·suall use dynamite or other explosive substances or I~m1c1ion put any poison, lime.or noxious material in any watcrs·:with the intcnlion ~~uuil~h lif~~ of (;~1 cchmg or dcsLroying fuh or· aquatii; life therein. 8. No cill11cncc or waste of any foctory or scwcrngc shall. unless it is t rcati:d and made hnrmlcss for:fish and ·other nqualic, life .to: .,.the sarisfac. lion of the Director. be discharged in any waters. "· Di";h;i.P@ ,,, fo.c1¥9' . ct nuencc. ' . Wll.\lC Of• 14WCCDK'C 9. (I) The fish cnught for:\,salo::shnll be collected .. 'and- sol<l at such Market.Joa: nrnrkc t or collection centre and: on such (cnns and conditions as may , be of , tiih. prescribed. (~) No lish-<l~:i.lcr shall purchase fish from the pri:scribcd market ()r colkctl()n centre without n liccnc-o · p.rnntod by !iUC!i t\Ullwrlty o.nd on payment oC :,u~h rc~s. as muy be prcscrib~J. 98 THE SIND GOV,ERNMENT GAZE'J;'TE,:.EXT., JANUARY .. 24. 1980 (PARi::·I. Mai::keting at fish. Harbour. Procc:uio g. Use of fohing craft with• out Hccnco prohibited. 10. The marketing of 'fish· at! the pjsh.· ,Harbou'r and· other services including charging of fess ·connected therewith 'shall be • managed and r-.:.,;µ\ated in such manner aud. on such terms and conditioni' as may be pr~s..:ribcll. 11. No factory or yard· shall be set up for processing or curing fish except unclcr a licence which··may ·be granted by ·such'· authority on · such terms and conditions and on:paymcnt · of such fees, as.'.may',l)C prcscribc<l. 12. No person shall, for the purpose or fishing. not being sport fishin!!, use or operate a fishing craft without licence .which may be granted by such authority on such terms, and conditions and"·o·u··puymcnt of- such recs .. u may be I?rcscribed; l:,rpl,/J.Wl.iJ.w. -In · this scction .. sport fishing'' means fishing for recreation by red and line and not for commercial purpose or earning livclihoo<l. Aprxlintmcnt D Govf.!rnmcnt mny; by notification, appoint such persons tis it thinh ol ln,1,c,;10,, I • f · · b c<l of fohcricl. fit 10 be I nspcctors o[ Fis 1cncs or such local lmuts,. ns. may o: spccifi in such notification. Duty 10 pr!\- 14. Every person shall,' on dcmnnd of· the Inspector or iany other pcr du<."C lit:-cnocnc son authorised in this behalf by the Director, produce, the licence or TY"ffilit. or permit , r ,.km:tnu in his possf.!ssion bdorc such Inspector or person~ made h~· cmpln)'C:I of Fi~hri~ Dcpan.mcnt. 1Mpc-ction hy Fhl1cry Otfa:cr. Pov...:r ,,r ll~, '>Cilll• re and iliipo~J. P,1Wt'r5 or J\,l.l',11\IHIIO 111 iuuo c:lrch wur.1nt. 15. The Inspee1or may. without u warrant from a Magistrate, sc.arch any person, vessel, vehicle •. ship. boat, raft, package,. rcceplnclc. covering. proi.:cssing factory. curing yard fish market or collection centre for satis(ying himself whether or not an offence .under this Ordinance has been· committed., 16. (1) 1f the Tnspt!ctor·has· reason to ·believe that' any fishing craft and fishing gear has been used for fishing or marketing has been done in conlr.l• vention o.t:-'any provision of this Ordinance or the rules m;idc thereunder, he may arrest without warrant. the owner or ncrson or persons inchargc of lhc vessel or the person in possession of the fish. · (2) The Inspector or any. other pcrsuri authoriseu·by him in lhii hchatf may sci1c any fish, fishing crnft, or fishin!! gear USJ!d 'or S\L'ipcctcd to have been used in ·con1ravcnti9n 1 ,of any provision. of; this .. Ordinooce. . ' ' (3) Any fish. fishing cruft or fishing gear· seized- under sub-!..cction (2) shall be disposed of in accordance with the decision or tho, Court; pro vided thnt if tile llsh scizc<l is likctv to pcrish.:·it shnll, 1111lcs.1 1lt I! prescr\'ed or pr0<.:csscd without delay. be sold.by the r nspcctor or tJ1c person authori!i-ed hy him and tbc s:ilc proceeds sh:ill be treated as seized property for the purpose of this sub-section 17. H a Mnµistratc or 11rst clas." has r~nson lo hclicvc that nn olfonl·c 1111di:r this Onli11anr.:c lws bl'l!n or is bdng. or ii; likely to bc.,committcJ, he may issw.: a warrant for scard1 or any plm:o in which any ,·nsh. nd. trnp. ·1-'.al!c or olhcr contravancc or fixed engine for catching or taking fish has bc~n o.r is suspected to be k~pt or concealed. PART I] THE 'SIND GOVERNMENT GAZE.TIE. EXT.,, JANUARY :24~ 1.9]0: .. 99. 18. A police officer sha.U; upon: a.request made by:the·•person quthorised to act by or under- this Ordinance render such assistance as ·may· be ·neces sary for due discharge of his d~ties. 19. No court shall take cognizanc·e·oJ any offence·ui:i,der:µiis Ordinance expcet on the complaint in writing made by the Inspector. 20. The Court may order :the. confiscation of ·any, net, trap, cage or· other contra vance or fixed cnginc 1 .employect'in · tile commission of. an offence under this Ordin ance. 21. (1} Whoever contravenes. any -provision of section 4, 5. 7 or 8 shall be punished· with· imprisonment for a term. which. may: extend to' six months or with a fine which may: extend' to ten thousand· rupees or· with both. C) \\"'hoever contravenes any provfaion~·of sectfon,9. 11. 12 or: 14 :.ha\\ 00 P\IO\Sh1:d with flnq whim I\11\Y: ~?it~nd to tml .lhoo~oo ~ (3) Whoever contravenes: any rules made: under · this :i Ordinance· :-.hall be punished with such penalty as may· be prescribed;·.;·.provided · that such· penally shall not, in case of imprisonment exceed. one 'month. and, in cJsc. of fine exceed one thousand ru~C:i ... (4) Any court convicting:' any· perso~ under· ·sub-sec;tion. {l) -~ may: artier th~t any fish caught 'or taken, and any fishing'.craft or.1' fishing -gear. used· in fishing in ·contravention ·of•the~provisions,..of' this'.·,On:Iimince or tho rules. shall be forfeited to Government.· (5) \Vhcrc the person contravening o.ny proV1s1on :·;o[ this Ordi n:1ncc or the mks is a. company or other body• corporate, the Director. ManaPcr, Secretary, or other officer or agent thereof- shall. unless he uroves th~1l the contr~1vcntior1 was committed without his knowledge. or that he exercised du~. delig:cncc to prevent: such contravcntio!}., be deemed to l?e, guilly o( such contravention. (6) Whoever nttl'mpts to contravene n'r abet. the contravention of any provi~ion of this Ordinance ·or the rules -shall bo ·deemed to have ,con tra vcncd sui::h provisions. ~2. The owner 0r the- person inchargc of ::iny fishing craft litr r,roccss in); f;1c1ory or tishin~ yard involved in contravention of any provision of this OrclinanL.·c or the rules shall be deemed to have made such con lr::l\'cnl ion and shall be punishable under the provisions or this Ordinance or :is the case may be ruks framed thereunder. if he. knew -or had TCUSOn !() bdicvi.: th:ll contr.tVC'lltion was committed and the ·ns1ing· craft or process ing f:11..·tory .:,hall .bl! liable to forfeiture. 21 Nn suit prn,r~t:litinn or other h:gal prCX'ctding/! shall Ilo ngnlnst Clwcrnrncnt or any Fisheries Olliccr for anything dooc in .. ·. good· failh or intl!ndc<l 10 be dt)llc unth!r this Ordinance or .-ulcs made thereunder. Police, assis tanco. .for~ona whO'-,. T'di . Jfo~Y 'l'-'1'.: 0 iO 1,;omp o.w.t. Confiscatio11 of. any.-,·.Mi trap, .. OlliO, etc. Peaalty, Lia.llility or tho:., uwncr, ClC.,; lo.ucmnily, 100 THE SIND GOVERNMENT G,AZETI'E, EXT., JANUARY ~. 1980 [PART I De·,::-;1.n:-:'\ 11i l'<l\\\'I \, p01,1,<Cr of Government to :uhl or cxcluJc frum Firn Schc<lulc. ~-L Cio\'crnmcnt may, by notific'alion, dclc~alc ;di nr an ,, nf rhr:- rowtIT \-C:.kd in :111y ,>ll1i:~T 1.H' au\hutily unJl!f thb Onhnan~o lo uuy p ... 1 ~t>11. 25. G.'.'vcrnmcnt may •. by no~ification (i) add 10 or exclude from the First Schedule nny species oE Hsh subject to such conditions as it may impose in each case: {iii alter th0 period during which .:rny lish specified in the Fir::;l Schedule may be killed or caught. ~ .. '.26. Government may, by notilkalion, l'...'rnpowcr an Inspector of Po\1<Cr 10 Fishcrics compounJ ccriain olkncn. (a) to accept from any person concl!rnin~ whorn evidence c:,.ist, which if unrcbuttcd would prove - !lint he comruittcd :rny offence as·dcscribcd in the lirst column of tile Si.:cond Schcuulc :1 sum n[ moncv not exceeding lhat mentioned a~ainst such o!Tcncc in that ·schc<lulc. by \VO.Y of composition for tho offence witl1 rccurd to whkh such evidence exists, ~tncl on tho payment of ·su~lt sum to the Inspector· such person i( in CllS• tody shall be discharged anc.l no furlhcr proceedings shnll l"k! taken ::ign inst .,him; (b) lo release any property 11nving: been seized nnd linblc to con• fiscation on' payment of the value thereof ns c~timntc<l hy t•hc Inspector and no further proceedings shall be tnkcn in respect thereof. · · '27. {l) Gtwcrnmcnt may. by notification,. mnkc rules for lhc purpns~ Power to of carrying into eff cct the provisions of this Ordinance. m . .",c ml~. (2) In particufar a'nd without prejudice to the gcncr;ility of the foregoing power. such rules may prescribed for all or any o( the following matters, namely: (a) the size of mashes; (b) lhc si,.c ;rn<l !he quantily o[ fish which m~y be caught by any Jishing gc::ir or processed at :my time; (c) rl!µ.ulntilll} of the opcralion o[ 11shing vessels; (d) markds and tllc procedure :ind ri.:c for marketing of fish; (c) rc:[!istralion of fish proccss,ing plants, the manner and condilion! nf the operation or mni11ien:111co thereof; (fJ ways :111d means by which shrimps, ftsl1 and shell Jish shall be hnm.lkc.l on the vessel~: P . .\Ri: 11 THE SIND GOVERNMENT- GAZETTE. EXT., JANUARY 24, 1980 101 11:~) inspection u[ \'CS.Sols. mnrkuts ,nnd fish processing phrnts; th) issue of quality ccrlificatc for processed or :s unprocessed fish u:;cd for processing, domestic consumption ·or inter-provincial trndc: (i) fixation of royalty ·.and olhcr Government dues on vessels and ti~h catches; (j) fixation and regulation of prices of alL varieties and sizes of fish and shell fish; (k) rcgululion of Inndingfnnd ·ma.rkcting· of fish taken. caught and landed at any place~m the "Qiovinc~; (1) the furm in which 'nnd,tho·;tcrms and conditions ·on•wbich. a licence or a permit· or a spccinl licence, or a SP.ccial permit may be granted· (m) the authority by which licences under this· Ordinance may bo. granted; (n) lhe fees lo be charged· for rcgistr~tion of any plant or for grant of any licence or pemiit or special licence or special permit; (o) the condilions subject to which the Director may ,lease the: right to catcl1 fish under this Ordinance; . (p) the number abd sex of any· species of .fish.i that. may. be killed or caught u~1dcr a licence;.' · (tJl the rewards lo person who render help in detection. of offences under thii, Ordinance; (r} the utilization of"rcceipts recovered .under this.Ordinnncc; (s} prohibition or regulation · .. of au· or . :my of the· following mancrs: -· (ij the erection and use of fixed engines: (ii) the 1.:onstruction of waters; and {\ii) the dimension and kind of nets. cagc.~.·trar,s, or:other con lravani.:cs for t:iking fish to be-used .~an,jf~tho"modos of using them. · 28. The Sind Fiid1~rh::i Onlina11CI!, 1961, is l1crcby rcpe~lctl. ltcpc~I and Savini;.,. 102 THE S1ND GOVERNMENT GAZETTE,· EXT .. JAN:UARY 24, · 1980 [PART I FIRST' SCHEDULE (SECTIONS, 4. AND 5) SPECIES OF· FISH .AND PROHIBmoNS S. No. Species of Fish Sizo Period'· durivg .which. taking· 1of tho . .fish ·by any1' nob, cago, trap or fixed .. engine . is prohibited l. Rohu. 12Inches. 1st June to 31st July. (Labio rohita) 2. Mori 12Inchcs. 1st June to 31st July .. (Ci.rrih.ino. mrigalo.) J. Thaila. 12Inchcs •. 1st Juno to 3lst'July, (Ca.th catla.) 4. Calbasu 12 Inchos. 1st June to 31st July. (Llbio calbasu) SECOND, SCHEDULE .(SECTION 26)' MAXIMUM AMOUNT ACCEPTABLE BY. WAY·OFCOMPO~ . SlTION FOR CERTAIN.OFFENCES •. · S. No. Doscription of Offences 1. Fishing with o. net having a sm.1.Uor mesh than tho proscribed mosli. 2. Fishing without licence 3. Killi~ fish of u size less than the proscnbo9. size, or:morc than proi.cribc<l number or during poriod other than permitted •. 4. Fishing witl1 any gCfil' 0 ortmc~hoo othor than pormimxl ':.i. unclcr . tho• rules. Maximum amount which · may bo acccotcd as composition.. Ono ·hundred runoos, plus cost of. fish. caught~. Two huudrod r-upccs plus cost of .fish' 9augbl:'. Ono·hunctrcd rupoos•plus auction cost ,or fish caught. · OnoJmndrcd. rupees plus cost of fish caugh~.